A critically endangered orca is presumed dead following a six-month span without a single sighting, according to a nonprofit dedicated to saving the species.
January 30, 2020, 9:32 PMThe killer whale was seen on camera swimming close to a 21-foot boat with five people aboard off the coast of San Diego.
MORE: Tagging humpback whales in Antarctica 'felt like a story of survival for all of us': Reporter's NotebookWith just 72 Southern Resident orcas left, Tarantino said society is moving backwards in terms of caring for the species., when only 71 whales remained, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
This January 2020 photograph provided by the Center for Whale Research shows a large male orca, known as L41 or Mega, surfacing in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.L41 was among two orcas who fathered a majority of the population's offspring. The orca J1, who is dead, fathered 16 of the Southern Residents, while L41 fathered 20, according to the NOAA."It's kind of like us," Tarantino said."We take care of each other.
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